World Geo Final/Faith
Final exam at Faith Christian
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Name the five themes of geography |
1) location |
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What is location? |
the absolute and relative location |
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What is Place? |
the characteristics of the place |
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What is human environment interaction? |
how do people and the environment around them interact? |
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Movement, what is it? |
how do people, goods and communication move around |
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What is latitude? |
parallel lines that fun across the globe horizontally;it states where a location is north or south on the globe |
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What is longtitude? |
vertical lines on the globe; it states where a location is west or east |
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What is a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that encircle the Pacific Ocean/ |
Rin g of Fire |
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When plates crash into each other and pull apart, releasing energy from the earth's inter and cause major earthquakes from the earth's interior it is called what? |
The Plate Tectonic Theory |
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A group of islands |
Archipelago |
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Areas of level land at high elevations. |
Plateau |
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If a river has worn a deep gap into the plateau, it is what? |
Canyon |
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The highest point of a continent from which the direction of the river flow is determined |
Continental Divide |
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A narrow passage of water connevtin two larger bodies of water? |
Strait |
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Largest Ocean? |
Pacific Ocean |
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Largest Island? |
Greenland- |
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Highest Waterfalls |
Angel Falls |
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What are the 7 continents? |
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe,Australia, Anartica |
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What are the 4 Oceans? |
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic Oceans |
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Why does the earth have seasons? |
Earth's tilt means that sunlight strikes at different parts of the planet more directly at c ertain times of the year. |
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What are the 8 factores that effect climate? |
Sun, latitude zones, ocean currents, wind currents, precipitation, bodies of water, elevation and nearby landforms. |
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Where on the globe does a day begin? |
International Date Line |
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The time zone you are depends on what? |
The latitude line you are at. |
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The typical weather in region over a period of time is known as what? |
Climate |
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Ecosystem is what? |
types of plants, animal life, and physical environment in a region |
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Some examples of Primary Industries are? |
Those that rely on naural resourses such as fishing, farming, herding and hunting |
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Examples of Secondary Industries are |
People using raw materials to manifacture new products of greater value: wheat mills, lumber mills into plywood, and producing electrical power. |
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Types of Tertiary Industries |
Services: doctors, lawyer, salesperson, firefighter, police |
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Quaternary Industries are? |
Jobs that focus on the acquisition, processing and sharing of information such as educators, government works, information processing and researchers. |
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What is capitalism? |
the government doesn't take part in the economy |
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What is Socialism? |
Wealth should be distributed equally among all people. The state should own and run some basic industries, such as transportation and communications, banking coal mining, steel indusry and others. |
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Free Market Economy is? |
An economic system that gives great freedom to individuals and groups. |
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An economic system that is controlled by a sinngle, central government. Nearly all decisions are made government. |
Command Economy |
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What is GDP (gross domestic product)? |
The gross national product (GNP) divided by the population of a country |
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What is GNP ( gross national product)? |
The total value of a nation's output of goods and services. |
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Statistics of the population is called? |
Demography |
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What is population density? |
the average number of people in a square mile |
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What is a rural area? |
Country like |
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What is an urban are? |
City |
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What is a cardogram |
a special purpose map used to present statistics geographically |
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What is Culture? |
The peoples way of life that distinquishes them;government, language, religion, customs, and beliefs |
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Whe the skills, arts, ideas, havits and institurions of one culture comes in contact with those of another, it is called? |
Cultural Convergence |
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Cultural Divergence is? |
the restriction of a culture from outside cultural influences-Christianity is not allowed in Pakistan |
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A Developed Country is____? |
modern industrial societies: France, US, Japan |
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Undeveloped countries are___? |
countries that lack industries and modern technology |
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Confederation |
Local governments have most powser and give power to national government |
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Federation |
some powers are given to the national government and others go to local government: US |
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Unitary System is___? |
the cenral government makes laws for the entire nation |
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3 Types of Authoritarian Governments are ? |
dictatorship |
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Whe a king or queeen must share most of the power with the Parliament and Prime Minister, this is called what? |
Constitutional Monarchy |
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Democracy is? |
People chose their leaders and have the power to set government policy. |
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When there is a push fo make everyone equal, no social classes and the government provides for the needs of the people, it is called what? |
Communism |
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Canada has ___ government. |
Constiutional Monarchy with a prime minister, a parliment and recognize the Queen of Britian |
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U.S. has what kind of government? |
Has a republic and a democracy. The people vote for PResident and Congress shares power |
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Canada has __ territories? |
3 territories |
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Most Canadieans live where? |
In the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Province areas (Ontario and Quebec). Border area has great climate |
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Language of Quebec? |
French |
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Name the 4 subregions of US. |
North;South;Midwest;West |
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Where is the breadbasket? |
Midwest |
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Where in the US is it semiarid or arid climate? |
West |
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Describe the Midwest. |
farming, fertile plains, the great Plains -excellent for wheat, corn and dairy products |
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What region were the first major cities of the U/s ? |
North |
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What happened to Aztecs? |
The Azetecs were conquered by Cortes and his men. Azetecs treated Cortes like royalty at first and his men became greedy and killed many Aztecs. Aztecs died of small pox and Cortes took over. |
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Mexico's major religion? |
Catholic |
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Which countries are in Middle America? |
Mexico, Central America and Carribean Islands. |
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Three main groups of Caribbean Islands. |
Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles |
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Why did theymove Brazil's capital from Rio De Janeiro to Brasilia? |
Brazil's coastline is overcrowed. More population needed to move to the interior of Brazil so they moved it |
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What legal crop does Brazil depend on? |
Coffee |
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What are the pampas? |
They are in Argentian and Uraugualy and are one of the best know features of Sount America. They are temperate grasslands that stretch for hundreds of miles |
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Wha language do they speak in Brazil? |
Portugese |
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What does Venezuela depend on? |
Oil |
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What is the poorest S. American country? |
Guyana |
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What is Latin America's wealthest nation? |
Argentina |
